The big release news today is that Disney has just officially set The Lone Ranger for Blu-ray Combo and Digital release on 12/17. Extras will include a blooper reel, a deleted scene and 3 behind-the-scenes featurettes (totaling about 32 minutes – Riding the Rails of The Lone Ranger, Armies’ Western Road Trip and Becoming a Cowboy). You’ll find the final official cover artwork below.

PBS Distribution has announced an American Experience: War of the Worlds DVD release on 11/29, honoring the 75th anniversary of the original Orson Welles / Mercury Theater radio broadcast on 10/30. [Read on here…]

Anchor Bay and The Weinstein Company have set Unfinished Song for DVD release on 9/24, starring Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave.

Entertainment One has set the Scholastic title Geronimo Stilton: Operation ShuFongFong for DVD release on 9/24.

Lionsgate has a Lifetime Holiday 4-Film Collection coming on DVD on 10/15, including The Christmas Consultant, Holiday Spin, The March Sisters at Christmas and Holly’s Holiday.

For you vintage erotica fans, Vinegar Syndrome is releasing The First Time (1978)/Oriental Babysitter (1967) on DVD on 11/12, along with The Candidate (1965)/Johnny Gunman (1957), Game Show Models (1976)/The Seventh Dwarf (1976) and The Blue Hour (1971)/One Naked Night (1965)/Three in a Towel (1969).

And finally today, our friends at Scream Factory have revealed the final list of bonus content expected on their BD releases of John Carpenter’s Body Bags (due 11/12) and Assault on Precinct 13 on Blu-ray (due 11/19). Body Bags will include audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Robert Carradine on The Gas Station, audio commentary with Carpenter and actor Stacy Keach on Hair and audio commentary with producer Sandy King on Eye, the Unzipping Body Bags featurette and the trailer. Assault on Precinct 13 will include audio commentary with writer/director John Carpenter, a new audio commentary with art director & sound effects rditor Tommy Lee Wallace, new interviews with actress Nancy Loomis Kyes and actor Austin Stoker, a vintage interview with Carpenter and Stoker, the trailer and radio spots.

Here’s the BD cover art for Disney’s The Lone Ranger and Scream Factory’s Body Bags and Assault on Precinct 13...

Shout! and Scream Factory are going to release John Carpenter’s Body Bags and Assault on Precinct 13 on Blu-ray Combo on 11/12 and 11/19 respectively. Extras on Body Bags will include three audio commentary tracks, interviews with Carpenter and the actors and the trailer. Assault on Precinct 13 extras are still in development.

Sony has announced a number of new MOD Manufactured on Demand titles for release on DVD-R on 10/1, including Whatever, Gidget Gets Married, Kiss Me, Kill Me, The Comic, Air Hostess (1933), Babies for Sale, The Unwelcome Stranger, Made in Italy, Party of Five: The Complete Sixth Season and Happy Endings: The Complete Third Season. […]

Level 33 Entertainment has set The Mole Man of Belmont Avenue for DVD and digital release on 9/10. The horror comedy features Robert Englund.

Entertainment One will release the Dolph Lundgren action film Blood of Redemption on Blu-ray Combo and DVD on 9/24 (SRP $29.98 and $19.98).

Disney’s Nashville: The Complete First Season comes to DVD on 9/17.

Image and RLJ Entertainment have set Blood for release on Blu-ray and DVD on 9/10.

Universal will release The Best Man on Blu-ray and DVD on 11/5.

Wolfe Video will release Margarita on DVD and digital on 10/29.

Anchor Bay has set Free Samples for release on DVD on 10/29.

I know you’ve all been sitting on pins and needles waiting for this one, but MTV’s Teen Mom: The Complete First Season is headed to DVD on 10/1... exclusively at Walmart (which somehow seems oddly appropriate).

Here’s something interesting: Arrow Films has released a new remastered special edition Blu-ray of Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits in the U.K. We hear it’s pretty great, but sadly it’s region coded and will not play on U.S. BD players. We’ve asked Image Entertainment (which has the U.S. rights) if there’s any chance of an updated U.S. release and we’ll let you know if and when we hear back from them. Meanwhile, Gilliam has given a good interview with the BFI about the film and the restored release and it’s worth watching here if you’re a fan of the film.